Free endgame experiment · Windows
NateBera's automated NG pushing workflow for Heroes of Hammerwatch II—built for veteran players who have already exhausted the honest grind and want to explore the far edge of endgame scaling.
This can make normal progression feel pointless and remove the reason you enjoyed logging in. Once the challenge and reward curve is bypassed, there may be no satisfying way back. Use it only when you feel your natural journey is genuinely complete.
The ascent protocol
The script joins embera's stationary boss arena, advances the selected character, completes the local transition, and repeats. Major states are detected visually rather than trusted to blind timers.
Before you automate: ask whether removing the climb will also remove the point of playing. This tool is difficult to emotionally “undo,” even with an old save.
Before anything else
Use the game's Save Profiles feature and keep a separate copy before starting NG cheese. Protect the character history you earned normally.
Get AutoHotkey v2 ↗For the script to work reliably, add the Steam account embera as a friend from the account you want to level. The easiest method is to join embera's public game first, then send a friend request through Steam. NateBera already hosts embera inside the target boss arena, so you do not need to create a VM or purchase a second copy of the game.
Open embera's Steam profileJoin the public game, then send a friend request↗Install AutoHotkey v2 on your main PC. The script uses it to control your Steam Friends window and your main Heroes of Hammerwatch II game window.
Required before joining embera
Disable or unequip every pet before starting the NG cheese. Each cycle can leave another summoned pet inside the shared mule arena, and those pets do not disappear normally. They accumulate, interfere with embera, and can disrupt the setup for everyone. The mule is reset daily, but please do not make the reset do all the work.
Run Heroes of Hammerwatch II at 1024×768 in Windowed mode. Keep Steam Friends beside it, search for embera, and leave that filtered friend row visible.
Game display settingsResolution: 1024×768 · Fullscreen: Windowed · Click to enlargeSet your desktop up exactly like the example: game window centered, Steam Friends beside it, and embera left in the search box. Calibration simply records where your mouse is pointing. Hover over each target—do not click it—then press the matching shortcut.
Correct desktop arrangementGame centered · Steam Friends beside it · embera filtered · Join Game visible · Click to enlargeClose the right-click menu first. Hover over embera's filtered friend entry, then press the shortcut.
Right-click embera, hover directly over the Join Game menu item, then press the shortcut.
Usually optional because the script calculates the top-left card automatically. Use this only if automatic character selection misses: hover the center of the top-left character card and save it.
With the game on its main menu, hover directly over the gold Singleplayer text and press the shortcut.
Open the resume-run question, hover directly over the gold Yes text, and press the shortcut.
Important: keep the game and Steam Friends in these same positions after calibration. If either window moves, rerun the affected shortcut. The script remembers the saved points between launches.
Press F8 for one watched test cycle. When it completes cleanly, press F9 for repeating cycles. F9 pauses; F10 exits the bot without closing your game.
Operational controls
The script includes launch detection, retry recovery, a five-minute cooldown after repeated Steam launch failures, and state checks for character selection, gameplay, and mission completion.
The endgame code
This is an endgame experiment, but that does not mean you must avoid newer players. Join respectfully, understand what kind of help they actually want, and protect the moments they deserve to experience themselves. Never jump in and erase a first clear, kill their final boss for them, or trivialize their progression without permission.
Choose your own finish line carefully. A useful benchmark is roughly 200–300 hours, but the real answer depends on you and how you want to experience the game. This process can flatten the progression curve so completely that playing no longer feels meaningful. Proceed only at your own discretion.
Protect your history. Back up a save profile before the first automated push and before experimenting with infinite-resource methods.
Respect every lobby. Playing with newer players is fine—just follow their lead. Ask before carrying, avoid deleting bosses or milestones they have never completed, and do not force extreme progression on anyone who did not request it.
Own what you use. Each Steam account needs its own legitimate game access. The project is free, not a licensing workaround.
Field notes
GUIDE 01
Add the hosted embera mule, arrange Steam Friends, calibrate the controls, and learn the recovery and safe-operation workflow.
Read above ↑GUIDE 02
A documented endgame experiment with boundaries, backups, and clear recovery instructions.
GUIDE 03
A controlled guide for high-NG characters whose normal leveling path has become impractical.
Ready for the far end?
Free to use. Not for profit. No warranty. Built as a community endgame experiment.
Before you download
This tool can permanently spoil the intended progression curve and may leave the game feeling as though there is nothing meaningful left to pursue. That risk is personal and difficult to reverse. Confirm each point before downloading.
Provided free of charge and without warranty. Use at your own risk. Back up first.